Antikicking device for cows.



S. C. PALMER. ANTIKIGKING DEVICE FOR GOWS. Alrlnglonlolsr FILED APB. 1a, 1912.

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SEYMOUR C. PALMER, OF PAYNESVILLE, MINNESOTA.

i ANTIKICKING DEVICE ron cows.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 16, 1914.

Application led April 18, 1912. Serial No. 691,547.

To all whom, t may concer/a Be it known that I, SEYMOUR C. PALMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at `Paynesville, in the county of Stearns, State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Antikicking Devices for Cows; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in anti-kicking devices for cows.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a device which may be readily attached to or detached from the leg of a cow and which, when in the former position, will prevent the cow from kicking.

Another object of the invention is to provide a clamping element adapted to engage the front sides of a cows leg above and be low the hoek, and a lever carrying a third clamping element fulcrumed upon the irst mentioned element for drawing said element against the opposite sides of the leg, the third clamping element being disposed intermediate the first two mentioned elements and arranged to engage the rear face of the leg above the hock and bear against the leader.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character describedin which means are provided for readily releasing the lever and consequently the device should the cow fall down on Ithat side to which the device is attached.

A further object of the invention is to provide an antikicking device which is composed of a minimum number of parts, is therefore simple in construction, and is cheap to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claim hereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction within the scope of the claim may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the application 0f my invention to the leg of a cow, Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the main clamping element, Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the lever, Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view through the latch pin, and Fig. Glis a perspective view of the tail-holding c 1p.

Like reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, the invention comprises a main clamping element which 1s designated as a whole by the reference letter A. This element is formed from a length of rod metal and includes a body portion 5, the lower end thereof being formed with a laterally extending arcuate clamp 6. The upper end of the body 5 is bent to form a hook 7, the bight 7 a thereof being disposed in offset relation to said portion 5 and eX- tends in a direction from said portions opposite the clamp 6. Furthermore, the hook 7 is transversely curved to conform to the shape of the leg of a cow. The free end of the hook 7 projects considerably beyond the body portion 5 opposite the bight 7a and terminates in a laterally extending arcuate clamp 8. Both of the clamps 6 and 8 are disposed on the same side of the body portion and are adapted to respectively engage the front side of the leg of a cow above and below the hoek, whereas the bight portion 7 a of the hook 7 is adapted to be disposed against the rear side of the leg and above the hoek.

A rearwardly extending arcuate rack bar 9 is connected at its forward end to the upper part of the body portion 5. It will thus be observed that this bar projects from said body portion in a direction opposite to the clamps 6 and 8.

A hand lever B which is preferably formed from a bar of metal is fulcrumed intermediate its ends upon a pin 10 which is centrally connected to the bight 7a of the clamping element A. The lower end of this lever is bent in the same general direction as the clamps 6 and 8 to form a clamp 11 for engagement with the rear face of the leg above the hock.

In order to lock the lever B in any adjusted position, there is mounted upon the outer face of the lower end thereof, a frame 12 formed of sheet metal. This frame is bent to form a U-shaped supporting element, the bight thereof being secured to the lever by any suitable means and the legs 13-13 being formed with suitable openings wherethrough extends a spring actuated latch 14. The lower leg 13 of the frame 12 is then bent to form a loop 15 for receiving the rack bar 9, the latch 14 being yieldably held in engagement with the teeth of said bar. In order to release the latch 14 from engagement with the rack bar 9, there is fulcrumed upon the upper end of the lever B a handle lever 16, and this lever is connected intermediate its ends with one end of a pull wire 17, the lower end of the wire being connected to the outer end of the latch 14. The handle 16 16 normally extends outwardly at an angle from the rack bar 9 and is adapted upon inward swinging movement to release the latch 14 as above described.

Slidably mounted upon the lever and frictionally held in any adjusted position is a sleeve 18, and this sleeve carries a spring clip 19 which is adapted to co-act with said lever and to retain the tail. By reason of the fact that the sleeve 18 is slidably mounted upon the lever, the clip 19 may be adjusted therealong so as to readily serve its function.

In practice, after the main clamping element A has been positioned in the manner above described, the lever B is actuated so as to cause its clamping element 11 to bear upon the leader which is located directly above the hoek. After suiiicient pressure has been exerted upon the lever the spring actuated latch 14 will automatically engage the 'proper tooth of the rack bar 9 and thereby lock the lever in an adjusted position. It will be noted that in the application of the device to the leg of the animal, the clamp 8 is engaged rather loosely with the front portion of the leg of the animal, and that as the lever is swung rearward the clamp 11 at the lower free end of such lever is brought into engagement with the rear of the leg of the animal. Continued pressure upon the lever toward the rear will now draw both the front clamping member 8 and the rear clamping member 11 simultaneously into relatively tight clamping position on the leg, and when the device has been clamped suiiciently tight upon the animal it may be locked thereon as before described. It will further be noted that in using my device it is only necessary to employ one hand in applying the same to the animal, inasmuch as the device may be grasped by the handle, the front hook-shaped clamp 8, engaged with the front part of the leg and the lever then pushed rearward to swing the clamp 11 forward against the back of the leg, and at the same time tighten the hook-shaped clamp 8 at the front of the leg. Should the cow fall over, the hand lever 1G will be swung inwardly and as a result, the lever will be released from the rack bar 9, and thereby permitting the cow to have freedom of movement with the leg that was previously clamped.

lhat is claimed is In a device of the class described, the combination with a member provided with a clamp adapted to engage the front portion of the leg ot' an animal, of a lever pivoted to said member intermediate its ends and having the upper free end thereof constituting an operating handle and the lower free end thereof provided with a clamp for engaging the rear of the leg of the animal, the construction being such that the swinging oi the lever in one direction will simultaneously draw the front and rear clamps into clamping engagement with the leg, and means for locking the lever to hold the device in clamping position.

In testimony whereof, I aliix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

SEYMOUR C. PALMER.

lVitnesses:

E. A. SCHMITT, GEO. J. ANDREWS.

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